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The View Celebrate 10th Anniversary Vinyl For Record Store Day!
Scottish indie four piece The View are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album Hats Off To The Buskers with a 10th anniversary limited edition vinyl release for Record Store Day on 22nd April 2017 via Demon.
You can watch the video for The View's infamous 2007 single Same Jeans via the band's YouTube Channel now.
The debut was originally released via 1965 Records on 22nd January 2007 and hit the number one spot in the UK charts on 28th January 2007, leading to a Mercury Prize nomination that year. The album rode the tail end of the wave left by The Libertines but injected the band’s unique, upbeat observational indie rock filtered through a Scottish perspective, with frontman Kyle Falconer’s signature Dundee accent.
Since their debut, the band have gone on to release five albums in total, 2015’s Ropewalk being their most recent release, produced by The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. and Gus Oberg. The band have been praised for their trademark indie rock style that has matured through their last five releases but has never succumbed to music’s ever changing fashion trends.
"What an album! What a time! Let's do it again!” Falconer said of their decision to release the 10th anniversary edition of their debut, marking a decade of success for the Scots.
The 10th anniversary limited edition vinyl of Hats Off To The Buskers is out 22nd April 2017 via Demon. It is also available to stream on Spotify.
Victoria Celestine shares video for new single ‘Carrying On’!
"...feel good melodies with an
empowering feel..."
- Clash
"...light and forward-thinking, pairing warm, bright, 80s-style synths with Celestine’s fairy-like vocals."
- The Line of Best Fit
Multi-instrumentalist Victoria Celestine has unveiled the video for her vibrant, electro-pop single Carrying On, out on 21st April 2017.
The video premiered on Clash and is also available to watch via Victoria's YouTube channel now.
You can also stream the audio for Carrying On via Victoria's Soundcloud page now.
Carrying On is a feel-good pop track about life’s obstacles and how we can overcome them. The track combines 80’s synth inspired beats with Celestine’s ethereal vocals evoking memories of summer road trips that have become synonymous with contemporary artists such as Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry and Ellie Goulding.
Victoria is bilingual, fluent in both French and English, having been brought up in France and Texas where she was immersed in music from a very young age. As a teenager she was discovered by producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Regina Spektor) and has been releasing music from the tender age of just 13 years old; a list of releases that includes a debut album, an EP, a plethora of singles and videos.
Now 20, Victoria is currently studying music production at university as well as maintaining her own recording studio where she regularly produces music for a number of other artists. Victoria has worked alongside a range of producers including James Sanger (Dido, Keane, Phil Collins) who collaborated with Victoria on Carrying On as well as her forthcoming album.
Through the release of Carrying On Victoria is aiming to continue to develop her already impressive musical resume, building upon the quirky, zesty electro-pop sound that has become her trademark.
Carrying On is out on 21st April 2017.
The Phantoms share new video for ‘Shadows’!
"They manage to bring the stadium
sound to a basement venue, just
huge..." - Clash
"whirling, crystalline guitars; harrowing vocals; and throbbing rhythms..." - The Revue
"infectious hooks that can’t help but remind you of Kasabian..."
- Gigslutz
Formed back in 2012, Scottish four-piece The Phantoms have earned quite a reputation for their energy-fuelled live shows and are set to take the rest of the UK by storm. Now, they've shared a brand new video for their forthcoming single Shadows, out on 21st April 2017.
The video premiered on Gigslutz and is now available to watch via the band's YouTube Channel.
You can also listen to Shadows on the band's Soundcloud page.
Comprised of Colin Simpson (vocals/guitar), Euan Crowe (lead guitar), Blair Cullen (drums) and Zach Tarimo Goodhur (bass), The Phantoms create their own distinct brand of sweeping, anthemic indie-rock. With infectious hooks reminiscent of the likes of noughties legends Kasabian, Shadows is an undeniably catchy track, propelled by driving beats and whirring reverb.
The quartet has already supported Catfish And The Bottlemen and We Were Promised Jetpacks, as well as playing Isle Of Wight Festival and selling out King Tuts in Glasgow. Having also received widespread airplay from the likes of Radio X, The Phantoms are fast becoming one of Scotland's most exciting prospects.
Shadows, the forthcoming single from The Phantoms, is out on 21st April 2017.
Bad Wave share new video for ‘1955’!
"... tightly-spun pop melodies..."
- NME
"…effortlessly freeform pop that doesn’t lose any of its ear worm immediacy in the process…" - DIY
"…a duo who surf the interface between bubbly indie-pop and sumptuously sad synth-pop." - The Guardian
Los Angeles based duo Bad Wave take us back to a bygone era on their latest single 1955 but by going back they want us to look to the future and be hopeful for what’s to come, conveying their message with catchy pop aplomb. Out now on 10k Islands, the duo have now shared a brand new video for the track.
The video premiered on Dork and you can watch it now on Bad Wave's YouTube Channel.
You can also listen to 1955 via Bad Wave's Soundcloud Page.
The band's last single Time To Get Lost explored the darker side of American politics but 1955 has a more positive tone. “A lot of things happened in 1955,” the band explain. “Elvis made his first television appearance. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat. Steve Jobs was born and Albert Einstein died. Some people wish we could go back to 1955. A nostalgia for a simpler time. But we’re more excited about what’s ahead. We’ve got nostalgia for the future.”
Last year, Bad Wave’s Patrick Hart and Tucker Tota released a slew of singles, each receiving tremendous support, much to the pair’s surprise. 3AM topped the Hype Machine chart, hitting the number one spot, with Runaway peaking at no. 2 and they achieved over a million streams in 2016 as well as featuring on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist. The Guardian, The Line of Best Fit, DIY, Wonderland and The Sunday Times were amongst their top supporters with Beats 1’s Zane Lowe, BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and LA based station KCRW flying the Bad Wave flag on the airwaves.
1955 is out now via 10K Islands and available to stream on Spotify.
Marnie releases single ‘Lost Maps’!
“…crushing percussion outlined by the neon pattering of synthesizers. " - Consequence of Sound
“…upbeat, melodic modern pop..." - Playboy
“…this really is an an incredibly impressive album that deserves a lot of attention." - Popjustice
Ladytron's Marnie has released her latest single Lost Maps, taken from her forthcoming sophomore album Strange Words And Weird Wars, which is out on 2nd June 2017. The single is now available to buy on iTunes and stream on Spotify.
Lost Maps is a brooding, synth-charged pop classic in the making; a single that should be heard on dance floors all over the world. The stream premiered on Consequence of Sound and is now available to stream via Marnie's official Soundcloud page.
The video for Lost Maps premiered on Playboy. Watch it now on Marnie's YouTube channel.
Lost Maps follows the release of album opener, the unashamedly melodic ‘Alphabet Block’. The song premiered on Popjustice and is also available to stream via the Marnie Soundcloud page
Comprised of ten pulsating tracks, Strange Words And Weird Wars showcases the most impressive elements of Marnie’s incarnation as a solo artist along with those that made her band, Ladytron, one of the most respected pioneers in electronic music; soul crushing synths are wonderfully accented by hook-laden choruses as Marnie boldly explores up-tempo electro dream-pop..
Marnie's ability to effortlessly play with genres becomes more and more apparent as you work your way through what is such a sonically impressive record. Tracks such as ‘Girls’ expertly draws parallels with some of the most gifted female contemporary electro artists, with ‘Electric Youth’ channelling 80’s mall pop; a glorious guilty pleasure and one of the stand-out tracks on the album. Introspection comes in the form of the shoegaze-inspired ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’, giving the air of an unreleased b-side from a cult vampire movie.
After moving back to Glasgow in September 2012, after many years living in London, Marnie continued to write music following the success of her solo project and subsequent album release in 2013. Influenced by life, love, loss, politics and all things 80’s pop, Marnie has created an album that has an intelligence and a depth behind what, on the surface, is a melodic modern pop record. With support having already come from tastemakers like Consequence of Sound, PopJustice, The Line of Best Fit, Pitchfork, Pop Matters, Under The Radar and Playboy, Marnie will be looking to build upon this through the release of her second solo record; an album that will rightly be deemed one of the most anticipated of 2017.
Lost Maps by Marnie is out now and available to buy on iTunes and stream on Spotify. Album Strange Words And Weird Wars is due for release on 2nd June 2017.